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> I suspect that the government needs to know what to tax, and obfuscated pay, means obfuscated taxes. You're taxed on what you're paid. The government doesn't
by robertlagrant 2y ago
> I suspect that the government needs to know what to tax, and obfuscated pay, means obfuscated taxes.
You're taxed on what you're paid. The government doesn't do a parallel calculation and tax you on that.
- ChrisMarshallNY 2y agoBut what you don’t get paid, the company keeps, and it may come under different tax rules. My experience is that governments are quite interested in where the money goes.
- lotsofpulp 2y agoWhat you don’t get paid is not pay. That is money that leaves the employer’s account and goes into the employee’s account (or government’s account for tax withholding). I don’t see how this can be obfuscated.
- robertlagrant 2y agoYes, but how is this relevant. That is also not calculated based on a pay formula. It's reported.
- ChrisMarshallNY 2y agoEh. Not worth arguing about. Not my area of expertise. That's why I pay an accountant.
- woah 2y agoThank you for contributing your wisdom